湖北省黄冈市2015届高三元月调研考试英语试题.doc

黄冈市2015年高三年级调研考试英语第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：To make members of a team perform better，the trainer first of all has to know their and weaknesses. A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values 答案：A21If you dont mind the cold weather，you can enjoy different winter scenes in Huangshan and save some money on tickets anddue to the weather. A. accommodation B. occupation C. recommendation D. reservation22. In the near future，morein the space technology will be made by scientists， which are playing a more and more important part in our daily life. A. advantagesB. adventures C. advances D. advertisements23. Once we discover a mistake，we should not it but correct it immediately, to cre- ate better conditions for economic development.A. refuse B. ignore C. deny D. miss24. A college is going toa students ability based on grades and then makes the de- cision to admit or refuse an application. A. access B. parallel C. assess D. observe25. Though my mothers disease made me suffer a lot for two years，I used whatever means I could to that difficult times. A. go out B. go over C. get across D. get through26. Traditionally，college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves be- fore theyon their life journey. A. give up B. settle down C. go through D. setoff.27. Credit cards give their owners automatic credit in stores，restaurants，and hotels，at home，and even abroad，and they make various banking servicesas well. A. sustainable B. available C. reliable D. valuable28. My schedule is verynow，but Ill spare some time to give you a hand. A. regular B. short C. tight D. flexible29. Tom was caught cheating in an important exam，he lost a golden chance of tak- ing part in this competition. A. Actually B. Consequently C. Surprisingly D. Obviously30. Seeing that the drowning child was struggling in the icy water，the soldier dived into the river without hesitationhis own safety. A. regardless of B. in terms of C. in face of D. because of第二节：完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 You may be surprised to see making sure children never suffer as a mistake. The fol-Lowing 31 may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering 32weakness. A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to 33 rom its chrysalis（蛹）He de-cided toes 34 the butterfly. So he peeled（剥开）the chrysalis open for the butterfly. Thelittle boy was so 35 to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off, into the sky.Then he was horrified 36 he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because itdid not have the muscle 37 to keep flying. In fact，the butterflys struggle to 38thechrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger. Like the little boy 39too often want to protect their children from struggle in the40of love. They dont realize that their children need to struggle，to experience41，to deal with disappointment，and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children42their emotional strength，become strong-willed and develop the skills necessary forthe even bigger struggles they will meet43their lives. Children experiencing sufferingscan 44the ups and downs of life. However it isnt helpful either in this case when parents 45lecture（训斥），blameand shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers 46 to say，“Stop crying and act-ing like a spoiled boy. You cant always get what you want:， These 47 words should beavoided. Instead，parents can offer loving support. You can say，Dont lose 48Be brave！You will succeed if you try again.”Then comes the tough part一no 49and no lectures.Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and 50what he cando to get what he wants in the future.31. A. story B. proverb C. saying D experiment32. A. damages B. burns C. creates D. experiences33. A. bear B. suffer C. date D. emerge34. A. skill B. feed C. help D. rescue35. A. depressed B. moved C. puzzled D. excited36. A. since B. as C. before D. until37. A. power B. energy C. strength D. force38. A. come up with B. do away with C. keep up with D. break away from39. A. teachers B. parents C. relatives D. friends40. A. case B. charge C. name D. course41A. friendships B. scholarships C relationships D. hardships42. A. build up B. come up C. hung up D: turn up43. A. from B. throughout C. at D. on44. A. expect B. predict C. survive D. avoid45. A. add B. adapt C. devote D. contribute46. A. pretend B. happen C. tend D. seem47. A. discouraging B. inspiring C. interesting D. touching48. A. face B: heart C. sight D. weight49. A. parking B. smoking C. drinking D. rescuing50. A. figure out B. carry out C. rule out D. drop out第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A;B ,C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Three-year-old Teddy Lasry was sleeping yesterday in his cowboy outfit at his familysFifth Ave. apartment when he shot up in bed screaming. A 3-foot-long black-and-whitesnake was coiled around his left arm and had just bitten his finger. The baby-sitter was shocked，”said Teddys father，David Lasry，who，along with hiswife，Evelyn，was at work when the snake showed up about 4 p. m. The horrified baby-sitter called 911 and the buildings doorman. The doorman and twocable TV workers helped pry the snake off the boys arm and stow it in a garbage bag，Lasrysaid Police rushed Teddy to Mount Sinai - Medical Center, where his parents said he spenttwo hours attached to a heart monitor as a precaution in case the snake was poisonous. It wasnt. Experts at the snakebite treatment center at Jacobi Medical Center in theBronx, where cops took the snake，determined it was a poisonless California king snake. But how did it end up in Teddys bed? A little survey determined that the snake had escaped two weeks ago from its cage in theapartment of a doctor whose family lives four floors below the Lasrys. The apologetic ownersaid his sons pet snake likely traveled up the radiator pipes and into his neighbors apart-ment. Its a very harmless snake，”he said，its touched by our family all the time.”Lasry，42，a fine arts publisher, said he .believed the. pet was simply hungry after two weeks ofcrawling. Teddy，s mother，Evelyn Lasry,. 3?，said her soil seems to have gotten over hisfright by thinking of himself as a hero cowboy as he rode in the back of the police car to thehospital. I told Teddy hes a pretty snake，a nice pet snake who got out of his cage,”EvelynLasry said But he asked，Why did he bite -my finger，Mamma? And. I said，Because hesaw that you area big boy，Teddy, in your cowboy outfit and he got scared”51. What did the baby-sitter do? A She ran out of the apartment. B. She took the snake off Teddy，s arm. C. She called for help. D. She called the television company.52: What do we learn about the snake? A It was poisonous. B. It had escaped from a zoo. C. It was about a meter long. D. It had escaped earlier in the afternoon.53. Which of these statements is TRUE? A Teddy was awake .when the snake arrived. B. Teddys father was working and his mother was at home: C. Teddy needed a heart machine to stay alive for two hours. D The snake is used to being touched.54. What does Teddy think of the snake attack now？ AHe was attacked because the snake was scared of him. B. He was attacked because he was asleep. C. He was attacked because the snake was hungry. D. He was attacked because his parents werent at home. B As the clock strikes 12，millions will drink champagne（香槟酒）and light fireworkswhile others were occupied with strange New Years ceremonies like melting lead，leapingoff chairs or stuffing（填）themselves with grapes. One of the worlds oldest shared traditions，New Years celebrations take many forms，but most cultures have one thing in common一letting ones hair down after a long，hardyear. For much of the globe. this involves sipping champagne with friends until the sun comesup，seeing out the old year with bonfires（簧火）and fireworks and off-key performances ofAuld Lang Syne. But others have rather more curious habits，often associated with superstition（迷信） In Finland，say our tour guides，people pour molten lead into cold water to forecast theyear ahead from the shape the metal sets in. If the metal represents a ship，it is said to fore-tell travel；if its a ball，good luck. In Denmark，people stand on chairs and jump off together as the clock strikes midnight，literally leaping into the new year. The Dutch build massive bonfires with their Christmas trees and eat sugary donuts一one of many cultures to consume round New Years foods traditionally believed to representgood fortune. The Spanish people，in turn，eat a dozen grapes before midnight，each fruit representinga month that will either be sweet or sour. In some countries of South America people put on brightly coloured underwear to attractfortune一 red for love and yellow for financial success. Despite regional and cultural differences，for most the New Years festivities are achance to let off steam before the annual cycle starts all over again. This is a holiday that is about relaxation and letting go，”explained George WashingtonUniversity sociologist Amitai Etzioni.55. According to the passage，when you let your hair down，you will A. feel at ease B. let go of your wishes C. make your new year，s resolutions D get ready for another hard year56. The Dutch are said to have good fortune if they during the New Year celebra- tion. A. eat sweet grapes B. consume sugary donuts C. light round bonfires D. wear brightly coloured underwear57. The way of celebrating New Year in Finland is generally considered to be A. curious B. misleading C. concerned with luck D. accurate in predicting the future58. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Tips on letting off steam after a long，hard year. $ Regional and cultural differences all over the world. C. Ways of celebrating New Year in different countries. D. Peoples ceremonies about some strange New Years ceremonies. C We all shop for groceries，but we dont always think about how the stores we shop ininfluence our buying decisions Many consumers shop on autopilot(无目的）and stores, theytake advantage of that. Researchers found that shoppers who started on the right hand side of the store andshopped in a counterclockwise(逆时针方向的）direction spent more on average than shopperswho started on the left. Consumer Reports says stores use displays that stick out to makeproducts look more tempting. Manufacturers pay stores to place their products in certainareas, so be sure to check shelves below eye level and those items at the end of the aisle（走道）They may not actually be on sale. Now according to Consumer Reports，Americans make an average of 88 trips to thestore each year and spend an average of 5，060，but you can save hundreds of dollars a yearby shopping smart. 59. What can we infer from the first three paragraphs? A. Manufacturers pay stores if their products are on sale. B. Stores adopt special. arrangement to stimulate its sale. C Americans prefer to have holidays in stores. D. The items on sale always stand out on the shelf.60. What does the underlined word flyer in the first tip mean? A. A:traveler traveling a lot. B. A pilot of an aircraft. C. A small printed notice. D A name of a magazine.61. Where can you probably read this passage? A. In a scientific journal. B. In a household magazine. C. In a news report. D. In the daily newspaper.62. What is the best title of the passage? A. Less Shopping，More Money. B. Go Shopping Smart. C Be an Efficient Shopper. . D Dont Be Cheated by Stores. D Are you the type of person who always says -yes？Ive come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO! -Its okay. People are still going to like you. They may evenrespect you more because they know you are honest. Im not saying to say“no to someone who really needs your help: Im talking aboutturning down that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party thatyou don，t want to be a guest at. Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really dontwant to do. If youre like I once was，you can，t sleep at night and you think about it toomuch It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever youre saying to your-self，if you really wanted to go，you wouldnt have all ofthese thoughts. So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you dont show upat the meeting, (by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isnt going to like youor your co-workers wont respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters wontlove you as much if you dont do everything for them that they ask every occasion. If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like orlove you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if youresomeone who always says yes then thats what theyre expecting. You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations(义务；责任）in life to fulfill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.63. Which of the following statements would the writer agree with? A. We should try to do what our friends ask us to do. B. We should help others in need. C. Always saying yes means you are dishonest. D Always saying no means you are brave64. What does the underlined word It in Paragraph 3 refer to？ A. Saying“yes B. A friends birthday party. C. Something youre unwilling to do. D. Something you think difficult to do.65. The writer believes that if you say no to your family members，you will A. upset them B. have a loose relationship with them C. disappoint them D. have the same relationship with them as before66. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Learn to Make a Right Choice B. To Be Yourself C.Do What You Want to Do D. Learn to Say No E If you are familiar with the life of Mark Twain，you will know that by 1900，he was fedup with Teddy Roosevelt. Far and away the worst president weve ever had， he said as heobjected the presidentsventure in the Philipines. For his part，Roosevelt came to ignore thegreat American humorist，once saying to a small group of friends hed like to skin MarkTwain alive. Back when the two men first met in the 1880s，they had admired each other. Rooseveltloved Twains writings and Twain said hed never shaken Roostevelts hand without feelingan electric charge move up his arm. But their background and principles were already leadingthem in different directions. Where those differences came from，and how they shaped the lives，is the focus of PhilipMcFarlands Mark Twain and the Colonel：Sammuel L. Clemens，Theodore Roosevelt，andthe Arrival of a New Century These men took vastly different routes to success. For Twain，it was a wandering pathfor a small-town boy who became a steamboat pilot，journalist，and finally world-famoushumorist For Theodore Roosevelt the journey was much quicker：In just 43 years，thisweak child of money and privilege became a reform minded politician and，to everyonessurprise，president To a great degree，Twain kept the opinion of a man of the 19th century, whileRoosevelt saw a future in which America would become a global power，and thats where thetrouble lay. But the bitterness between the two wasnt caused only by their differences. AsMcFarland points out，“There were enough similarities between Roosevelt and Clemens tocause friction anyway. Both were writers and public performers possessed of restless，youthful temperaments（脾气）” Their lives，and their opinion couldnt differ too much because they were, finally，shaped by the same great forces in American society. McFarland seems to weave them alltogether. Overall, it s a highly enlightening使人领悟的）book that offers you twobiographies and a vast picture of American society at the beginning of its modern age.67. What is the first paragraph mainly talking about? A. Twain admired Roosevelt B. Roosevelt hated Twain very much C Twain and Roosevelt had conflict D. Twain was a great American humorist68. Which of the following might McFarlands book focus on? A. Twains writing styles. B. Roosevelts visiting abroad. C. Twains traveling abroad. D. Roosevelt，s political views.69. It can be inferred from the passage that A. Twain was against Roosevelt being president B. Twain overcame many difficulties during his life C. Roosevelt had a rich life during his childhood D. Roosevelt became president as everyone expected70. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To introduce Mark Twains novel. B. To show Mark Twains hardship. C. To serve as McFarland，s book review. D